Montreat College Community Remembers Mary Eleanor Hurt (1939-2024)

Mary Eleanor Hurt, a former First Lady of Montreat College, passed away on September 19, 2024, in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was 85. Mary Eleanor was married for 65 years to William Whitfield Hurt, who served as Montreat College’s fifth president from 1991 to 2002....

Update on Hurricane Helene Impact

“A Joyful Return” – Update from October 23, 2024, 5:25 P.M. Dear Montreat College community, “God’s people are never so exalted as when they are brought low, never so enriched as when they are emptied, never so advanced as when they are set back by...

From Diverse Worlds to a Shared Journey: Akira and Maddie Shavers

Although they arrived from different parts of the world, Akira (’16) and Maddie (née Maratta) Shavers (’15) were both drawn to Montreat College for the Christian education and their respective sports. A native of Florida, Maddie played basketball, while Akira, who...

Dr. Scott Foran’s New Chapbook Celebrates His Love of Reading

Dr. Scott Foran’s lifelong passion for reading is the focus of his newly published chapbook, a reader’s miscellany, released by Bottlecap Press. This short collection of poems features a dozen poems, each centered on his daily ritual of reading and the authors and...

A Summer with Sea Turtles: Alex Chapman’s Island Internship

Spending a summer on an island might seem like a distant dream for many college students, but for Alexandra Chapman, it became a reality following her senior year at Montreat College. While she spends plenty of time at the beach, most of her time there is spent...